Had to take a second look!

[lilolil]

Hope it's making others smile too! I don't know the background or how long it's been there 😊

[Sue]

I think it's connected with the totem pole renovation celebrations

They have passed now, but the notice has been there since then (at least that's when I first saw it - I passed it on the 484 and also took a photo!)

[sebastiondangerfield]

The directions for Dulwich a bit suspect.

[Sue]

1 hour ago, sebastiondangerfield said:

The directions for Dulwich a bit suspect.

Depends which route you take!

[Moovart]

10 hours ago, sebastiondangerfield said:

The directions for Dulwich a bit suspect.

I believe "Dulwich" is deemed where Dulwich library is situated so left at Peckham rye and straight up Barry Road

Edited Saturday at 08:21 by Moovart
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[OutOfFocus]

20 hours ago, sebastiondangerfield said:

The directions for Dulwich a bit suspect.

Dulwich is a slightly ill-defined concept.  I think this definition is "Dulwich Library" via Barry Road

[Sue]

11 hours ago, Moovart said:

I believe "Dulwich" is deemed where Dulwich library is situated so left at Peckham rye and straight up Barry Road

Or turning left,  continuing on down Forest Hill Road and turning right further up. 

Google maps has Dulwich marked at the junction by the old Grove, where the South Circular heads off towards the rest of Dulwich.

But whatever, yes you can definitely get to Dulwich by going in the direction shown on the signpost!

I'm not sure you would get "anywhere" by going straight down, though, let alone 23 miles down 🤣

I like the "Now here" though!

Edited Saturday at 19:30 by Sue

[sebastiondangerfield]

The dogs on the street know that Dulwich is straight ahead , Goose Green, turn left and there you have it😜

[Sue]

15 hours ago, sebastiondangerfield said:

The dogs on the street know that Dulwich is straight ahead , Goose Green, turn left and there you have it😜

It's easier to turn left at that junction than to go straight ahead, though, because if memory serves there are only two lanes,  and buses turning right (there is no right turn for cars)  clog up the right hand lane.

And the distance driven is probably about the same.

[sebastiondangerfield]

Not everyone wants to go to the library,

the real Dulwich (village) is straight ahead.

[Sue]

5 hours ago, sebastiondangerfield said:

Not everyone wants to go to the library,

the real Dulwich (village) is straight ahead.

Eh? Straight ahead of what? 

If you turn left at Goose Green, as you also posted above, you end up at the library. Then the Grove.

Then, unless you turn right at the South Circular, you end up at Forest Hill!

Edited Monday at 23:53 by Sue

[lilolil]

From the sign.

Turn left up Peckham Rye, turn right onto Barry Road, straight across at the lights onto Eynella Road which leads you to Court Lane and Dulwich Park.

You could turn right here and Dulwich Village is at the end of Court Lane.

Of course you could stand by the sign and be “Now here or Nowhere”

[sebastiondangerfield]

Dear Sue, straight ahead from the sign in question. Left at Goose  Green, right at East Dulwich Grove and on to the real Dulwich.😜

[Sue]

 

2 hours ago, sebastiondangerfield said:

Dear Sue, straight ahead from the sign in question. Left at Goose  Green, right at East Dulwich Grove and on to the real Dulwich.😜

I think this could go on endlessly, so I suggest we finish it here! 

But why don't you  track down the makers of the sign? Which hopefully has amused a lot of people, as well as brightening my bus journey.

Tell  them that their directions to Dulwich are not only wrong, but they do not seem to know where the "real" Dulwich is 🤣

I'm sure they will be delighted 🤣

 

[CPR Dave]

In the old days you used to be able to access the actual Dulwich by turning left there and travelling down eynella road. 

Someone asked James McAsh to look into updating the sign when they closed those roads to Dulwich and I think he said he'd look into it when he used to visit this website.